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This Memorandum Circular covers the public policy, guidelines and procedures
followed by the Governance Commission pursuant to its mandate under Republic
Act (R.A.) No. 10149 to actively exercise the State's ownership rights in GOCCs
through the reorganization or streamlining of GOCCs' to ensure that their operations
support national goals.' Corollary thereto, the exercise of the State's ownership
rights must be balanced with the provision ot adequate operational flexibility in light
of the principle of "Board Autonomf' under Article 9-10 of lhe "Ownership and
Operations Manual for the GOCC Sector".'
Towards this end, the Govemance Commission shall ensure that:
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(b)
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"
Career Levels" are discernible broad steps in a Career Band that reflect
3.
(d)
internal
values of a job in a GOCC's plantilla/staffing pattem, determined by using
quantifiable factors to assess the minimum requirements to perform a job as
defined in the job description. The JG will dictate the Monthly Basic Salary of
the job based on the Salary Structure.
(e)
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Organizational Structure.
3.1
. Approval
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Goveming Board of any issues not agreed upon at the TWG level;
and
lssuance of Memorandum Order by the Governance Commission
authorizing, or of a letter denying the implementation of the
proposed Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern (OSSP).
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between the GOCC's business strategy and proposed changes in
the OSSP. lt should identify the major criteria that guided the
formulation of the plan. lt should likewise identify success indicators
(SSL)'
Also knowr as "Salary Grade'under the frame\ ork of the Salary Siandardization Law
of the Plan, the annual target for each indicator, and the
units
accountable for achieving the targets. The Goveming Board shall
take the lead in formulating the business strategy and the design
framework, and shall be accountable for the RP.
3.2.2
efficient
process
process, the GOCC shall at the start of the
issue clear
governance structure in the
guidelines and establish
formulation of the RP in accordance with this Circular.
i.
stakeholders express
their concems
and
recommendations on the manner by which the Governing
Board and Management develop the RP;
ii.
(f) Transition Program for Affected Officers and Employees The RP shall provide for a program to assist officers and
employees affected by organizational restructuring transition to
new jobs outside the organization or new positions within the
GOCC.
3.2.3
3.3.
3.3.1. The following Officers shall report directly to the Governing Board:
(a) lnternal Audit Officer;
(b) Corporate Secretary;
(c) Corporate Treasurer; and
(d) Compliance Officer.
3.3.2. Nothing herein shall preclude the Governing Board of a GOCC from:
(a)
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to a salary increase
GOCC's existing compensation
pursuant
to
the
framework; or
(b)
3.3.3. The highest ranking officers for the following functions shall report
directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO):
(a) Finance;
(b) Management lnformation Systems;
(c) Strategic Communications; and
(d) Corporate Planning.
Nothing herein shall preclude the Goveming Board or GCG from
combining the functions of the foregoing Officers into such
combinations that will best serve the interest of the GOCC. Upon
recommendation of the CEO, the Governing Board may issue
orders for the foregoing to be supervised by another Officer before
directly reporting to him/her, but such orders shall apply only during
the tenure of the CEO.
3.4. Authority to lmplement RP. - Upon evaluation of the proposed RP, the
Commission shall issue a Memorandum Order (MO) authorizing the
Governing Board to implement the RP as approved by the Commission.
The MO shall provide among others for the following:
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3.4.2. The Job Grade of the Heads and next-in-rank officers of units
provided in the OS/TO;
3.4.3. The staffing model for branches, stores, district offices, or project
management units following a classification system approved by the
Govemance Commission; and
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Under DBM National Budget Circular No. 2OO7-510, the rate of honoraria shall not exceed 25% of the monthly RATA of ihe
deputy chief operating officei of the collegial body for every meeting actually attended. For the purposes of this Circular, the
ceiling of four (4) paid meetings per month shall not apply.
3.4.4. The total budget for personnel services based on approved Job
Grades of the Heads and next-in-rank officers of units together with
the indicative workforce level/headcount and corresponding
compensation of the various units of the OSffO. Where applicable,
this budget shall be for personnel services in the central office only.
The total budget for personnel services of branches shall be
accounted for separately based on the implementation of the
approved staffing model.
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4.1.1. Changes rn Scope of Responsibilities and Reporting Lines. The Goveming Board may change the scope of responsibilities and
reporting lines of organizational units, subject to the mandatory
provisions herein and the Code of Corporate Governance for
GOCCs (GCG MC No. 2012-07), provided, that the creation or
abolition of units or substantive changes in organizational structure
not limited to the creation or abolition of units shall be approved by
the Govemance Commission.
4.1
- The staffing of positions below the Heads and next-inrank officer of units, including the number of job positions, the job
titles, the salary grades, and the number of positions per job title'
.2. Staffing
Chief Legal
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Assistant VP
See leneral/y Book V, Chapter 5, Section 26(3). E.O. No. 292, s. 1989, defining "TransfeL" See also Omnibus Civil Service
Rules and Reguiations, Rule Vll, Sec. 5 on "Irarste," and Sec. 10 on 'Reassignz'ent "
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4.3. Regulatory lntervention. - The authority of the Governing Board is
without prejudice to the authority of the Governance Commission to
exercise oversight over the GOCC. The Goveming Board must inform the
Governance Commission in writing of its plan to undertake any of the
above actions within thirty (30) working days after the same is approved by
the Goveming Board, or at least thirty (30) working days prior to its
implementation, whichever is earlier. The written report must follow the
forms required in the Governance Commission's Citizens' Charter.
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(a)
Loans;
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(b)
(c)
Subsidy; and
Sale of assets for the sole purpose of paying the increase in personnel
services budget and not otherwise in the ordinary course of business.
- The Organizational
Structure of newly created GOCCs shall require approval by the Govemance
Commission prior to its implementation. The provisions of this Circular shall also
cover applications for approval of a new Organizational Structure and Staffing
Pattem.
ORGANTZAnoNAL SrRUcruRE oF NEwLy CREATED GOCCS.
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The applicable
Commission's website.
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TRANS|ToRY PRovrstoNs.
RETATNTNG ExpERTrsE.
10.1. All GOCCs shall submit the required workforce analysis reports following
the forms in the Citizens' Charter of the GCG website within three (3)
months from the effectivity of this Circular. The workforce analysis reports
shall identify the business outcomes / performance measures of each unit,
and group existing staff into the following career bands and job levels
(a) Management,
i.
ii.
Customer/Client Management;
iii. Sales Staff;
iv. Technical SuPPort Staff,
v. General Staff; and
vi. Labor.
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10.3. All vacant positions shall be excluded from the grouping, except for those
that have been identified as still relevant and have been vacant for not
more than six (6) months.
10.4. Total Cash Compensation (total guaranteed compensations plus variable
pay) for each Job Level and within each career band shall also be
reported for costing analysis.
10.5. The filled positions within each GOCC and all positions that have only
been vacant for not more than four (4) months from the effectivity of this
circular shall be deemed the authorized workforce level of the GOCC, and
all other vacant positions shall be deemed abolished.
10.6. Goveming Boards may exercise the conditional authority herein only after
sixty (60) working days from the time their workforce analysis reports are
received by the Govemance Commission.
11. EFFEcflvrw. -This Circular shall take effect immediately upon its publication in a
newspaper of general circulation and on the Govemance Commission's website
at www.gcg.gov.ph.
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Commissioner
Total Guaranteed CompensaUon refe.S to basic guaranteed cornpensation duS fixed cash allowances.